{"id":2817199,"date":"2015-03-16T15:12:29","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T19:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/?p=2817199"},"modified":"2015-08-27T15:14:13","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T19:14:13","slug":"vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Diet, Lent and Fasting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many people follow\u00a0a Vegan diet now, and groceries and markets have a lot of Vegan products to offer these days.\u00a0Vegans are vegetarian, but they also do not eat eggs, dairy products and honey. \u00a0A Vegan diet is similar to the diet many Greek Orthodox follow during the Lenten season.<\/p>\n<p>Greek Orthodox Lent began on Monday, March 2nd this year. That is 5 weeks before Holy Week, the week before Orthodox Easter on April 12th. Many Greek Orthodox who follow a strict fast during Lent abstain from meat, fish and dairy products. On some certain\u00a0days of Lent, fish, shellfish, wine, and olive oil may be eaten.<\/p>\n<p>I have decided to give up red meat, sweets, and sugar for Lent. The most difficult part has been avoiding sweets and sugar. \u00a0Sugar is hidden in almost all ready-to-eat prepared foods. So the best way to abstain from sugar is to make all your meals homemade.<\/p>\n<p>My recipe for <a title=\"Lenten lentil soup\" href=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/2011\/03\/lenten-lentil-soup\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lentil Soup<\/a> can be adapted for strict fasting (don&#8217;t use olive oil) and Vegan diets. I also found this\u00a0<a title=\"Greek Rice Pilaf with Leeks and Saffron\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dianekochilas.com\/greek-rice-pilaf-with-leeks-and-saffron\/\" target=\"_blank\">Greek Rice Pilaf with Leeks and Saffron<\/a> recipe from Chef Diane Kochilas&#8217; site. I am definitely going to try it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2817200 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Lent2015.jpg\" alt=\"Vegan Diet Lent Fasting banner 2015\" width=\"800\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Lent2015.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Lent2015-300x82.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people follow\u00a0a Vegan diet now, and groceries and markets have a lot of Vegan products to offer these days.\u00a0Vegans are vegetarian, but they also do not eat eggs, dairy products and honey. \u00a0A Vegan diet is similar to the diet many Greek Orthodox follow during the Lenten season. Greek Orthodox Lent began on Monday, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Vegan Diet, Lent and Fasting<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[265,12,124,531,312,18],"tags":[141,138,499,331],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Vegan Diet, Lent and Fasting - Kitoula&#039;s Greek Food Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This post is about a Vegan diet and fasting for Lent. This includes abstaining from meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy products and honey.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kitoula\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kitoula\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#\/schema\/person\/610affd2867fead5d767dc93895afcdf\"},\"headline\":\"Vegan Diet, Lent and Fasting\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-03-16T19:12:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-08-27T19:14:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/\"},\"wordCount\":202,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#\/schema\/person\/610affd2867fead5d767dc93895afcdf\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Lent2015.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"lenten\",\"lentil soup\",\"Vegan\",\"Vegetarian Lentil Soup\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Chef Diane Kochilas\",\"Greek\",\"Greek Food\",\"Greek Recipes\",\"Health and healing\",\"Recipes\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/\",\"name\":\"Vegan Diet, Lent and Fasting - Kitoula&#039;s Greek Food Journal\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Lent2015.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-03-16T19:12:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-08-27T19:14:13+00:00\",\"description\":\"This post is about a Vegan diet and fasting for Lent. This includes abstaining from meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy products and honey.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Lent2015.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Lent2015.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Vegan Diet, Lent and Fasting\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/\",\"name\":\"Kitoula's Greek Food Journal\",\"description\":\"I&#039;m Greek. This is my journal. It&#039;s all about family, food and fun.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#\/schema\/person\/610affd2867fead5d767dc93895afcdf\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#\/schema\/person\/610affd2867fead5d767dc93895afcdf\",\"name\":\"Kitoula\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2733b12bbdd9af088d1ab0acd3cc914a?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2733b12bbdd9af088d1ab0acd3cc914a?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Kitoula\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\"},\"description\":\"I'm Greek. This is my journal. It's all about food and family.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/about-kitoula\/\",\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KitoulaGreekFood\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kitoula\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Vegan Diet, Lent and Fasting - Kitoula&#039;s Greek Food Journal","description":"This post is about a Vegan diet and fasting for Lent. This includes abstaining from meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy products and honey.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kitoula","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/"},"author":{"name":"Kitoula","@id":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#\/schema\/person\/610affd2867fead5d767dc93895afcdf"},"headline":"Vegan Diet, Lent and Fasting","datePublished":"2015-03-16T19:12:29+00:00","dateModified":"2015-08-27T19:14:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/"},"wordCount":202,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#\/schema\/person\/610affd2867fead5d767dc93895afcdf"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Lent2015.jpg","keywords":["lenten","lentil soup","Vegan","Vegetarian Lentil Soup"],"articleSection":["Chef Diane Kochilas","Greek","Greek Food","Greek Recipes","Health and healing","Recipes"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/","url":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/","name":"Vegan Diet, Lent and Fasting - Kitoula&#039;s Greek Food Journal","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Lent2015.jpg","datePublished":"2015-03-16T19:12:29+00:00","dateModified":"2015-08-27T19:14:13+00:00","description":"This post is about a Vegan diet and fasting for Lent. This includes abstaining from meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy products and honey.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Lent2015.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Lent2015.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2015\/03\/vegan-diet-lent-and-fasting\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Vegan Diet, Lent and Fasting"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/","name":"Kitoula's Greek Food Journal","description":"I&#039;m Greek. This is my journal. It&#039;s all about family, food and fun.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#\/schema\/person\/610affd2867fead5d767dc93895afcdf"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#\/schema\/person\/610affd2867fead5d767dc93895afcdf","name":"Kitoula","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2733b12bbdd9af088d1ab0acd3cc914a?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2733b12bbdd9af088d1ab0acd3cc914a?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","caption":"Kitoula"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/"},"description":"I'm Greek. This is my journal. It's all about food and family.","sameAs":["http:\/\/kitoula.com\/about-kitoula\/","http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KitoulaGreekFood","https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kitoula"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2817199"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2817199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2817199\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2817199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2817199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2817199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}